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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
The mission of Fit India Movement is to bring behavioral changes and move towards a more physically active lifestyle: Shri Kiren Rijiju
Fit India Movement was launched on 29th August, 2019 by the Prime Minister with a view to make fitness an integral part of our daily lives. The mission of the Fit India Movement is to bring about behavioral changes and move towards a more physically active lifestyle. Towards achieving this mission, this Ministry has been taking various initiatives and conducted events to achieve the following objectives:
 to promote fitness as easy, fun and free;
 to spread awareness on fitness and various physical activities that promote fitness through focused campaigns;
 to encourage indigenous sports;
 to make fitness reach every school, college/university, panchayat/village, etc.; and
 to create a platform for citizens of India to share information, drive awareness and encourage sharing of personal fitness stories.
This Ministry has been actively spreading awareness about fitness through various activities and campaigns in association with various stake holders. Major activities initiated by this Ministry under the Fit India banner include online/offline activities in the categories of Plog Run; School Certification system; Youth Club Certification system; School Week celebrations; Cyclothon; Yoga Day celebration; Freedom Run; Active Day series during lockdown; Champion Talks; Dialogue series; Indigenous Games series; Fit India Thematic Campaigns; and Prabhat Pheris. Further, Fit India age appropriate fitness protocols for various age groups have also been introduced.
Fit India Movement is a people’s movement in which each and every citizen is a stakeholder. A system has also been developed on Fit India portal where people can voluntarily come forward and become a part of this movement. However, to propagate the message of Fit India Mission and reaching out to people in every nook of the country, a few celebrities/ fitness influencers/ fitness promoters have been identified as Fit India Icons, Champions, Ambassadors etc. Few of the celebrities identified as Fit India Icons include Sh. Anil Kapoor, Ms. Shilpa Shetty, Sh. Shahid Kapoor, Sh. Vidyut Jammwal, Sh. Ranvijay Singh, Sh. Chetan Bhagat, Sh. Milind Soman, etc. In addition to the support of various Central and State Government agencies, many private organisations like Transtadia, FICCI, CII, SPEFL, GOQii etc. are also supporting the Fit India Movement in reaching out to the masses.
This information was given by Minister of State for Youth Affairs & SportsShri Kiren Rijijuin a written reply in Lok Sabha today.
Ministry of Road Transport & Highways
Rs 100 crore sanctioned for Restoration of roads affected by unprecedented rains in Konkan and Western Maharashtra
Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Shri Nitin Gadkari has said immediate steps have been taken up to restore the roads affected by unprecedented rains in Konkan and Western Maharashtra. In a tweet he said Rs 100 Crore have been sanctioned in this regard which includes Rs 52 Crore for temporary restoration and Rs 48 Crore for permanent restoration.
The Minister said Vashishti Bridge near Chiplun on Mumbai-Goa Highway was badly damaged but was restored within 72 hours for traffic.
Shri Gadkari said interruptions at Parshuram Ghat, Karul Ghat, Amba Ghat have also been cleared. He said temporary restoration work are already initiated and permanent restoration works will also be taken on priority.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
India’s Cumulative COVID-19 Vaccination Coverage exceeds 189.17 Cr
Over 2.90Cr 1st dose vaccines administered for age group 12-14 years
India's Active caseload currently stands at 19,092
3,324 new cases reported in the last 24 hours
Recovery Rate currently stands at 98.74%
Weekly Positivity Rate is presently at 0.68%
India’s COVID-19 vaccination coverage has exceeded 189.17 Cr  as per provisional reports till 7 am today. This has been achieved through 2,33,70,192sessions.
COVID-19 vaccination for the age group 12-14 years was started on 16 March, 2022. So far, more than 2.90 Cr  adolescents have been administered with the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine. Similarly, the COVID-19 precaution dose administration for age group 18-59 years also started from 10th April, 2022 onwards.
The break-up of the cumulative figure as per the provisional report till 7 am today include:
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Cumulative Vaccine Dose Coverage
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HCWs
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1st Dose
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10405258
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2nd Dose
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10017933
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Precaution Dose
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4821483
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FLWs
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1st Dose
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18415966
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2nd Dose
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17542087
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Precaution Dose
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7656145
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Age Group 12-14 years
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1st Dose
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29098946
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2nd Dose
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7378516
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Age Group 15-18 years
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1st Dose
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58489252
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2nd Dose
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42422412
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Age Group 18-44 years
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1st Dose
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555785801
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2nd Dose
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478780251
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Precaution Dose
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173067
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Age Group 45-59 years
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1st Dose
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202934467
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2nd Dose
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188124734
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Precaution Dose
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578357
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Over 60 years
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1st Dose
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126875668
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2nd Dose
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117211183
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Precaution Dose
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15057820
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Precaution Dose
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2,82,86,872
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Total
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1,89,17,69,346
India’s Active Caseload currently stands at19,092.Active cases now constitute 0.04% of the country's total Positive Cases.
Consequently, India’s recovery rate stands at 98.74%. 2,876patients have recovered in the last 24 hours and the cumulative tally of recovered patients  is now at 4,25,36,253.
3,324 new cases were reported in the last 24 hours.
The last 24 hours saw a total of 4,71,087COVID-19tests being conducted. India has so far conducted over 83.79Cr  cumulative tests.
Weekly Positivity Rate in the country currently stands at 0.68% and the Daily Positivity rate is also reported to be 0.71%.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at its MSP from farmers as per its existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala,Gujarat and Andhra Pradesh with purchase of over 284.18 LMTs of paddy upto 16.11.2020 against the last year corresponding purchase of 239.69 LMT showing an increase of 18.56 % over last year. Out of the total purchase of 284.18 LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 198.38 LMT which is 69.81 % of total procurement.
About 24.39 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 53653.81 crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 45.10 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. For other States/UTs approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto16.11.2020, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured 58867.79 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soyabean having MSP value of Rs.317.54 Crores benefitting 34361 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan as against the last year corresponding purchase of 33976.48MT which is an increase of 73.26%for pulses and oilseeds.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 16.11.2020 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra and Gujarat. Till 16.11.2020 a quantity of 1498183 cotton bales valuing Rs.4285.84 Crore has been procured benefitting 293900 farmers.
NITI Aayog
Atal Innovation Mission launches ATL Sarthi
Atal Innovation Mission  – NITI Aayog launched ATL Sarthi, a comprehensive self-monitoring framework to strengthen the ever-growing ecosystem of Atal Tinkering Labs .
Atal Innovation Mission is establishing Atal Tinkering Laboratories  in schools across India to foster curiosity, creativity, and imagination in young minds; and inculcate skills such as design thinking mindset, computational thinking, adaptive learning, physical computing etc. As of date, AIM has funded 10,000 schools to establish Atal Tinkering Labs .
AIM is continuously strengthening this ecosystem by developing tools and framework to enhance the performance of ATLs and achieve the desired objectives. ATL Sarthi is one such initiative in this direction. As the name suggests, Sarthi is a charioteer and ATL Sarthi will enable the ATLs to be efficient and effective. The initiative has four pillars ensuring the performance enhancement of ATLs through regular process improvements like a self-reporting dashboard known as ‘MyATL Dashboard’ and Compliance SOPs for schools to ensure financial and non-financial compliances, on-ground enablement of ATLs in collaboration with relevant local authorities through Cluster-based Approach and providing ownership to schools to analyze their performance through Performance-Enablement  Matrix.
The ATL Cluster aims at providing a self-sustainable model for enablement and monitoring wherein the ATLs and local authorities work in tandem with each other on-ground to form clusters of 20-30 ATLs in a particular region. These ATLs can learn from each other through training, collaborations, events and best practices. As a pilot, AIM executed ATL Sarthi with different partners in regions like Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat.
Mission Director Atal Innovation Mission  NITI Aayog Dr. Chintan Vaishnav said, “Atal Innovation Mission aims to foster millions of young innovators in India by setting up ATLs in schools. To further improve their performance, AIM has launched ATL Sarthi. It provides a Monitoring and Evaluation framework to enhance the performance of ATLs. We believe ATL Sarthi will add a very important element of self-sustainability to the ATLs which is the ultimate goal of AIM. We urge all Governments, private institutions, and innovation councils across India to be a part of it and help us in the implementation of the initiative.”
The launch event was also attended by Sh. Suresh Kumar, IAS, Andhra Pradesh, Commissioner of School Education; Smt. B B Cauvery, IAS, SPD, Samagra Sikhsha; Mr Sudhanva, MD and Founder – Excel Soft; Mr Yogesh Suri, Director – Vigyan Ashram; Mr Sheshagri K M Rao, Education Specialist, UNICEF; Mr Brijesh Srivastava, Programme Manager, MGNF- IIM Ahmedabad and Mr Hardik, MGNF who highlighted how they have adopted clustering approach in their respective regions to make the ATLs more efficient.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
COVID-19 UPDATE
106.85 cr vaccine doses have been administered so far under Nationwide Vaccination Drive
10,423 new cases in the last 24 hours; lowest in 259 days
Recovery Rate currently at 98.21%; Highest since March 2020
15,021 recoveries in the last 24 hours increases Total Recoveries to 3,36,83,581
Active cases account for less than 1% of total cases, currently at 0.45%; Lowest since March 2020
India's Active caseload stands at 1,53,776; lowest in 250 days
Daily positivity rate  less than 2% for last 29 days
Weekly Positivity Rate  less than 2% for last 39 days
61.02 cr Total Tests conducted so far
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Additional free-of-cost foodgrains to be distributed to NFSA Beneficiaries under Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana in May and June 2021
5 Kg per person per month to be provided to nearly 80 Crore beneficiaries free of cost , covered under National Food Security Act, 2013  over and above NFSA foodgrains for next two months i.e. May and June 2021
In line with Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commitment to the poor, the Government of India has decided to allocate free-of-cost food grains @ 5 Kg per person per month to nearly 80 Crore beneficiaries covered under National Food Security Act, 2013  over and above NFSA foodgrains for next two months i.e. May and June 2021 on the same pattern as the earlier “Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Anna Yojana ” .
Under this special scheme , around 80 Crore NFSA beneficiaries covered under both categories of NFSA, namely Antyodaya Anna Yojana  and Priority Householders , will be provided with an additional quota of free-of-cost foodgrains  at a scale of 5 Kg per person per month, over and above their regular monthly entitlements under NFSA.
Government of India will bear full expenditure of over Rs 26,000 Crore on account of cost of food grains, intrastate transportation etc. as part of Central assistance to States/UTs.
Prime Minister's Office
PM remembers former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi, on his birth anniversary
The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi has remembered former Prime Minister Shri Rajiv Gandhi, on his birth anniversary.
"On his birth anniversary, we remember former PM Shri Rajiv Gandhi and recall his contribution to the nation", the Prime Minister said.
President's Secretariat
President of India Graces the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Rashtriya Military School, Bengaluru
As the Supreme Commander, I am happy to see the rising number of women in the armed forces, including in combat roles: President Kovind
The President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind graced and addressed the Platinum Jubilee Celebrations of Rashtriya Military School, Bengaluru today .
Speaking on the occasion, the President congratulated all cadets, teachers, alumni and staff members on the platinum jubilee of Rashtriya Military School, Bengaluru. He said that since its establishment, the school has come a long way and is acknowledged as one of the finest boarding schools in the country. He noted that at present, cadets from 23 states are receiving education in this school. He said that from Jammu & Kashmir to Kerala, the cadets in this school represent our “Unity in Diversity”. He expressed confidence that this inter-mingling has helped the cadets to learn and appreciate the culture, language, and traditions of their fellow cadets.
The President was happy to note that from this academic year onwards, girl cadets are going to get admissions into Rashtriya Military Schools across the country. He said that our daughters are breaking many glass-ceilings and setting new records in various fields, making the country proud. He said that as the Supreme Commander, he was happy to see the rising number of women in the armed forces, including in combat roles. He expressed confidence that the girl cadets, joining this prestigious school, would contribute in defending the nation and play their role in nation building.
The President said that the school motto “Sheelam Param Bhushanam” or "Character is the highest virtue” should always be the guiding light for the cadets. He expressed confidence that the school would continue to provide holistic education to the cadets and inculcate in them, military ethos and discipline.
Ministry of Health and Family Welfare
Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat continue to report high Daily New Cases
Over 6.1 cr vaccine doses administered across the country
Six States, Maharashtra, Punjab, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat, continue to report a surge in the COVID daily new cases. 78.56% of the new cases are reported from these 6 states.
56,211 new cases were registered in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra has reported the highest daily new cases at 31,643. It is followed by Punjab with 2,868 while Karnataka reported 2,792 new cases.
Ten States, as shown under, are displaying an upward trajectory in daily new cases.
India’s total Active Caseload has reached 5,40,720 today. India’s present active caseload now stands at 4.47% of India’s total Positive Cases. A net incline of 18,912 cases recorded from the total active caseload in the last 24 hours.
Maharashtra, Kerala, Punjab, Karnataka and Chhattisgarh cumulatively account for 79.64% of the total active cases in the country. Maharashtra leads with more than 62% of the active caseload of the country.
On the other hand, more than 6.11 cr  vaccine doses have been administered through 10,07,091 sessions, as per the provisional report till 7 am today. These include 81,74,916 HCWs , 51,88,747 HCWs , 89,44,742 FLWs  and 37,11,221 FLWs , 68,72,483  and 405  beneficiaries aged more than 45 years with specific co-morbidities and 2,82,19,257  and 1583  beneficiaries aged more than 60 years.
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45 to <60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60 years
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Total
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd Dose
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1st Dose
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2nd dose
|
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1st Dose
|
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2nd Dose
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81,74,916
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51,88,747
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89,44,742
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37,11,221
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68,72,483
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405
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2,82,19,257
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1583
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6,11,13,354
As on Day-73 of the vaccination drive , total 5,82,919 vaccine doses were given. Out of which, 5,51,164 beneficiaries were vaccinated across 14,608 sessions for 1st dose and 31,755 beneficiaries received 2nd dose of vaccine.
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Date: 29th March,2021
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HCWs
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FLWs
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45 to < 60 years with Co-morbidities
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Over 60 years
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Total Achievement
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2nd Dose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
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1stDose
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2ndDose
|
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17,919
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10,682
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32,629
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|
19,085
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1,41,260
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405
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3,59,356
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|
1,583
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5,51,164
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31,755
India’s cumulative recoveries stand at 1,13,93,021 today. The national Recovery Rate is 94.19%.
37,028 recoveries were registered in the last 24 hours.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Major Dhyanchand Stadium to host Phase 1 of 1st Khelo India Women's Hockey League 
Following the success of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League  held over three phases in New Delhi and Lucknow earlier this year, a similar league for U-16 girls is scheduled to start on August 16 at the Major Dhyanchand Stadium in the national capital.
Phase 1 of the 1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League  is scheduled from August 16 to 23 where a total of 16 teams across the country are participating. A total of 56 matches will be played in Phase 1 and over 300 players will compete. The Sports Authority of India has allocated a total of Rs 53.72 lakhs for 3 phases of the competition, which includes Prize money of Rs 15.5 lakh.
'It is another great step taken by the Khelo India and Hockey India by organising 1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League Under -16, after completion of the 1st Khelo India Women’s Hockey League U-21 recently," mentioned Piyush Kumar Dubey, former coach, Indian Men's Hockey Team.
"In current scenario there are lot of competition/tournament exposures are in place only for the Senior category but, and specially in Women Hockey at Junior and Sub Junior level they don’t have such numbers of tournaments and competition where they can sharpen, assess their training and capabilities. That’s why initiating such Khelo India League at Sub junior level definitely going to play a major role in future in terms of Athletes performance and overall development and also make them learn how to handle such competition pressures," Dubey added.
The matches are scheduled to start at 6:30 am each day with the final match scheduled at 5 pm. August 19 is kept as the rest day.
Phase 1 and 2 of the Khelo India Women’s Hockey League  will be in round-robin format. The final ranking of teams will be determined after the completion of first 2 phases. Phase 3 will consist of classification matches where each team will play a minimum of 3 matches.
The Khelo India Women’s Hockey League  is yet another endeavour by the Khelo India’s Sports for Women component, which takes the most necessary steps to power in more female participation in a wide array of sports competitions. The support extends to not only giving grants but also helping in the proper organization and execution of the events.
Ministry of Information & Broadcasting
Region returning to normalcy as new guidelines by Ministry of Home Affairs come into effect
Chandigarh, June 2, 2020
The states of Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh and UT of Chandigarh in the region are returning to normalcy with more activities resuming as new guidelines by Ministry of Home Affairs come into effect from June 1. Under these guidelines activities like interstate and intrastate movement of persons and goods are allowed but states can propose to regulate the movement of persons based on public health and assessment of situation.
As unlock 1.0 begins, the Ludhiana bus stand springs back to life with large number of passengers turning to board buses. The passengers with masks seen to be waiting patiently for their turn at a ticket counter. They are being thermal scanned before boarding the buses. Similarly, all HRTC buses are set to resume operations in Himachal Pradesh. At ISBT Shimla, all buses are being sanitized and staff is given necessary instructions to ensure that all norms are followed. Almost all shops have reopened in Railway Road market in Rohtak and people are back on the roads in sizeable numbers.

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Under the new guidelines, states are also advised to encourage “Aarogya Setu” mobile app. The app informs the people of their potential risk of COVID-19 infection and the best practices to be followed to stay healthy, as well as providing them relevant and curated medical advisories. A doctor in Civil Hospital in Karnal, Haryana said it is more important for vulnerable like senior citizens, children etc. and should be downloaded by everyone.

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Union Ministry of Home Affairs  on May 29, 2020 issued new guidelines to fight COVID-19 and for phased re-opening of areas outside the Containment Zones. The current phase of re-opening, Unlock 1, will have an economic focus. These guidelines would be effective till June 30, 2020.
Ministry of Finance
Stakeholder Feedback Divas on New GST Return on December, 7.
Kolkata, December 06, 2019.
The new GST returns  will be rolled out from April, 1st, 2020. to create awareness amongst the stakeholders, Stakeholder Feedback Divas on New GST Return will be organized on December, 7, 2019 from 09: 30 am to 06:00 pm at GST Bhavan, 180, Rajdanga Main Road, Shantipally, Kolkata-700107. The offline tools of the said returns are available on trial basis which can be downloaded from www.gst.gov.in under download section. Stakeholders may actively use the trial feature and offer valuable feedback to the respective jurisdictional offices. They should participate actively in the Feedback Divas so that the feedbacks could be considered before the rollout of the new feature.
(CG/MSA